And what shred of evidence do you have that he won’t????
That’s what I thought.
How old are you? Do you even remember 2000? Conservatives were never excited about the prospect of GWB. There was nothing like the grassroots groundswell that has formed around Fred Thompson! Are you being deliberately obtuse or are you really that tone deaf?
I have been to Daily KOS. I read it every day. I like to read all sides. And I find that the Left doesn’t have any more fear of Fred Thompson than they do of Rudy Giuliani. You guys see someone that can articulate himself well. i see a babbling old, tired man that can’t inspire without prepared scripts. You see someone that rallies the conservative base. I see someone that is wishy washy on abortion. I don’t like abortion but the fact that Hannity had to save his ass will probably bother those single issue voters that really do care about it.
I do remember 2000. I remember that the conservatives lined up behind Bush because McCain was playing popularity contest with the media. And I remember that until the DUI story broke (Because Bush didn’t let it out sooner) it almost sunk him. The conservative coalition that allowed Bush to win in 2004 is fractured. Even in ‘04, when everyone was on board, this coalition was enough to let the president win by only 3 points. Now the war has gone south and there is nowhere near the enthusiasm there was in 2004. We’re not going to win in ‘08 unless we reach out to the center. I don’t necessarily like it but its true.